Courtesy of BCSO
COLUMBUS, Ind. – It was announced Thursday that Katelyn Mings, 29, of Columbus, has been charged in the fatal car crash that killed her 10-year-old daughter.
The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) was dispatched to East 25th Street, on January 17, regarding the accident. Upon arrival, deputies found Kaydence Mings, 10, deceased at the scene. The driver, Katelyn Mings, mother of the deceased, her infant child, and another passenger were also in the vehicle.
Following an investigation by BCSO, the Columbus Police Department, and Indiana State Police, a preliminary report was sent to the Bartholomew County Prosecutor’s Office.
The prosecutor’s office announced formal charges on Tuesday against Katelyn Mings for causing a death when operating a vehicle while intoxicated and operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person less than 18 years of age.
Courtesy-Indiana Dept. Homeland Security
COLUMBUS, Ind. – The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office and the Columbus Police Department announced just after 5 p.m. on Monday that the Bartholomew County travel status is now at the “Red” Warning Level. This restricts travel to emergency travel only.
County roads are in bad shape. The Bartholomew County Commissioners have signed a Disaster Emergency Declaration for Travel Restriction this is in effect from now until noon on Tuesday, February 16.
The “Red” Warning Level is the highest level of Travel Advisory. If you are not an emergency worker, you are required to stay off of the roads.
COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Bartholomew County Sheriff's Office responded to the 81-mile marker of northbound I-65 on Wednesday after a report of an overturn.
Courtesy-Sheriff Myers FB page
COLUMBUS,
Ind. – The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched early Monday morning to the 8300 block of 25th Street in reference to a two-vehicle crash.
Upon arrival at about 5:20 a.m., deputies found two vehicles with significant front-end damage. One driver, Wayne Fields, 66, of Hartsville, was airlifted to a trauma center in Indianapolis. The other driver, Lane Lugh, 25, of North Vernon, was taken to Columbus Regional Health.
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COLUMBUS, Ind. – A Tennessee resident, driving on I-65 with her high-beams illuminated, was arrested on multiple drug-related charges by the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) just before midnight on Tuesday.
Deputies initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle at the 72-mile marker. The driver, Jasmine Carr, 27, of Knoxville, was detained as K-9 Jari alerted to the odor of narcotics inside.
BCSO allegedly found a baggie containing suspected cocaine in the center console and a plastic bag, stuffed between the car’s battery and firewall, which contained approximately 28 grams of cocaine, 120 grams of marijuana, 100 prescription pills, and 50 pressed pills.